Eight families are asking a federal court to deny a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) demand for sweeping access to their private and sensitive medical information.

Victory! On January 21, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted our motion to quash, blocking the federal subpoena aimed at threatening transgender youth and their families and chilling access to lawful health care. 

The court made clear that the government’s actions lacked any legitimate investigatory purpose and instead served only to intimidate and harass those seeking care. This affirmation matters deeply for our clients at the heart of this case and for countless other medical providers and transgender patients nationwide who have been watching.

On November 17, 2025, the families filed a motion asking the judge to block a DOJ-issued subpoena for their confidential medical records related to care received at Children’s National Hospital’s Gender Development Program. The motion was filed in the US District Court for the District of Maryland.

On January 28, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14187 directing the Attorney General to conduct investigations related to transgender health care and making clear the administration’s goal was to “end” transgender health care in the United States.

The Department of Justice has since issued at least 20 subpoenas demanding hospitals and providers turn over extensive medical records and personal identifying information of individuals under 19 who have received transgender health care over the past 5 years.

Jennifer Levi, GLAD Law Senior Director of Transgender and Queer Rights, said:

“The federal government has no business prying into Americans’ private medical records to serve a political agenda. This administration is engaged in a broad effort to weaponize the Justice Department’s subpoena power and is now turning it against patients – including children and their families – to shut down established medical care for a vulnerable and stigmatized community. Right now, the target is transgender health care; once subpoena power is used to punish one community’s medical decisions, every community is at risk.”